Drugs in American SocietyThis edition probes the drug phenomenon in all its social, cultural and legal complexity. It covers the full range of psychoactive drug use, from legal medical and prescription use to criminal, recreational use, from casual use to addiction. |
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... society fears , despises , and / or outlaws are good . ( Of course society outlawed them , this line of reasoning goes , for the very fact that their effects are revolutionary , contrary to the brainwashing society tries to do on its ...
... society fears , despises , and / or outlaws are good . ( Of course society outlawed them , this line of reasoning goes , for the very fact that their effects are revolutionary , contrary to the brainwashing society tries to do on its ...
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... society as a whole . ( It is possi- ble that a few vulgar Marxists still cling to this view , however . ) At the same time , many , perhaps most , laws are passed ( and enforced ) not because they protect society in gen- eral but ...
... society as a whole . ( It is possi- ble that a few vulgar Marxists still cling to this view , however . ) At the same time , many , perhaps most , laws are passed ( and enforced ) not because they protect society in gen- eral but ...
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... society is not victimized by the addict's quest for a drug supply ( Zion , 1985 ) . " Crime would drop , and the mob would lose income . . . . Addicts would get their fix at federal clinics , " explains one distinguished lawyer who ...
... society is not victimized by the addict's quest for a drug supply ( Zion , 1985 ) . " Crime would drop , and the mob would lose income . . . . Addicts would get their fix at federal clinics , " explains one distinguished lawyer who ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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